Tray for shoe racks



Patented Au 9, 1927.

a stares i ream" 'ea'rsnr nnnnnmcx E, WILLIS, or BROGKTON, MAssAcnUsE'rrs.

TRAY F013 SHOE BACKS.

Application filed June 19,

This invention relatesto trays for shoe racks employed iii-shoe factories and the like, and has for an object thep'rovision of a novel tray for the reception of shoesin the process of manufacture, the said tray being effective to guard the shoe. against damage through its contact with portions of a rack, and especially to protect the leather from being scored, discolored or otherwise injuriously affected as theshoe is and applied to the racks without liability of their being impaired in the mannerstated, and hence those skilled in the art willunderstand the economical-and beneficial results attending the invention. It is a further object of this invention to provide atray ofthe character indicated which can be cleaned from time to time, and

in which provision is made for guarding thev shoe against engaging the'rails or cross supportsof racks of the characterstated'. lVith the foregoing and other ob ects 1n view, the invention consists in the details of 1 COIlStlLlCtlOIl, and 1n the arrangement and V erence will rack 'with' a "tray embodying the invention combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. v I

In describ'ng the inventionin detail, refbe had to the accompanying. drawings forming part of this applica-' tion wherein like characters denote corre isponding parts in thes'ever'al vlews, and in which-.- v i V h Figure 1 illustrates a viewin perspective of a fragment of'a conventional form of.v

applied thereto; x 1 i Figure 2 illustratesa view in perspective of the'tray; "and Figure 3 illustrates a sectional View on the line'33 ofFig, .1. i j r f In order that the utility of the invention 1926. Serial no. 117,165.

may be understood, a conventional form of rack comprising therails 5, the 'cros'sribs 6 and bars, 6 therebetween is shown assembled in association with'the posts '7. The

trays are intended to rest on the bars; with flanges covering a portion of the rail and portions ,of' the ribs, the last mentioned portlons vbeing intended toprevent the shoe from being soiled by comingincontact with f the rack structure.

In the present embodiment of the invention, thetray comprises "a shallow support having a bottom 8 which is cut away at the end to form a clearance forthe application of a shoe tothe tray while'the shoe is in an inverted position, and the edges of this. recessed or slotted portion serve, to hold the. shoe in that position while it is stored orbeing transferred; The tray has upstanding side flanges 9 and anfe nd flange 9; The".

end of the tray oppositetheslotted end'has an apron or flange 10 which projects over" the side rail of the rackand prevents the toe of the shoe from coming in contact-with, the said side rail, and theside flanges have" aprons or flanges .11 which cover portions of the 'ribs6.-j V

like, and they are ,preferablyfinished'with shellae'or some othier coating whichkis im pervious to water injorder that the trays may be washed or otherwise/cleaned and used again and again; The costof manu facturing or producing trays of thischar- Preferably, these trays are mad'lf tively thick paper stock, cardboard. pp-th y 80" acter would be little, if any, greater than; the cost of trays now in common use, whereas the advantages. attendingthis invention are very great, as those skilled in the art will understand' I I claim: A tray.

tom having a longitudinally extending. opening therein, side flangesjintegral with the bottom, a flange atth'e end of the my opposite the slotted ,end, and aprons pr0jecting outwardly from flanges;

the upper edges of said 'Fann RioKnwiLLIsI for shoeracks comprising h t; 

